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Record EV entries for Watergate Bay Sprint
It is now even easier for electric vehicles to compete in grassroots motorsport and the popular Watergate Bay Sprint in Cornwall returns this September .
In 2023 a category specifically for EVs was introduced , with eight cars competing in the inaugural event .
Watergate Bay Sprint first ran in 2018 and has grown year on year . The 900-metre course starts near Trevelgue along the B3276 road , towards Watergate Bay , with a fast and flowing section mixed with a technical element including a tight 90- left turn before the finish .
2025 is the centenary of this closed road racing , thanks to the legacy of Donald and Austin Healey , world-famous contributors to the British motoring industry and founding members of the Truro and District Motor Club .
The introduction of electric vehicles is part of the Sprint event ’ s drive to welcome all forms of alternative technologies to compete .
Find out more about the Watergate Bay Sprint HERE
A Nissan Leaf electric car negotiates the chicane on the Watergate Bay Sprint
Improving access to MOD land
Motorsport UK is working with the military services to gain better access for motorsport events on military land throughout the UK .
To enhance this relationship , the ASWMC region Military liaison Officer ( MLO ) Dave Pearce invited Major Sean Caine to attend the Bath Motor Club Targa Rally last month . Major Caine has operations responsibility for the Army training areas that fall within the Defence Infrastructure Organisation ( DIO ) and visited the Targa Rally to experience the work that motor clubs put in to make these events happen . On the day they were joined by Michael Gilbey , Senior Support Assistant at Motorsport UK .
Major Caine was driven around the event venues and introduced to several officials in attendance who use military land for their motorsport . Following this tour , was an open and productive meeting with Bath Motor Club Chairman , and the event Clerk of the Course , David Whittock .
Whittock explained the process of accessing military land from the motor club ’ s perspective , while Pearce and Gilbey described how the support to officials and clubs is delivered by Motorsport UK .
Major Caine was impressed by the numbers and professionalism of all the volunteers , and all involved to make the Targa Rally happen , and agreed he now has a better insight into how the land applications and the clubs ’ requirements can be better aligned . Dave Pearce ( left ), David Whittock , Major Sean Caine , and Michael Gilbey
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If your club would like to access military land for motorsport use , contact your regional Military Liaison Officer ( MLO ), a list of which can be found in the NCR Chapter 5 Part A Appendix 14 .
Revolution - March 2025